Providence will be giving all of its teachers termination notices. (Shutter Stock)

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Those 1,926 pink slips will definitely be going out in Providence: After two hours of debate, the school board voted last night to send out termination notices to every public school teacher in the city. More than 700 teachers gathered to express their feelings: "disrespected," "bullied," "devalued and marginalized." But the board still voted 4-3 in favor of the controversial measure, the Providence Journal reports.

Many teachers asked to be laid off instead of terminated, since layoffs provisions state that teachers be recalled based on seniority, whereas seniority may or may not play a role in the rehiring of terminated teachers. “Termination is a career-ender. You are putting a scarlet letter on every one of us," said one. Another claimed that the board wants "to pick and choose teachers." The superintendent has said that most of the teachers will be rehired, but has not given any details. Click for more on why Providence is doing this.

THIS is just a continuation of the "CLASS WARFARE" the Republican's have been waging against the middle class American worker for the past 20-30 years! All the while most American workers have been deliberately distracted and divided by the Republican strategist of talking about hot button issue's like abortion, gun control the gay issue that will mean absolutely nothing if we loose our financial independence and become a China like country working for slave wage's and no voice in our democracy! Focus on the REAL issue here people, YOUR WALLET ! Working People had better sit up take notice if you want a better life for your children and grandchildren. Because the greedy, wealthy, corporations and their bought and paid for Republicans will get to you eventually to take away your financial freedom making you work just for basic survival for the minimum slave wage with no health care and not be financially able to take a week off for an illness let alone a vacation! One only need to look back at the wealth Republican accomplishments so far with your 20/20 hindsight at just who has benefited the most, A record billions of dollars on corporate balance sheets and a negative savings balance sheet for the American worker! And look at what most American workers have lost in only a few generations, that has been slowly taken away by the Republican's that have been in power most of the past 20-30 years. 1. Countless middle class wage jobs lost to free trade agreements that was sold to us as job creation ! 2. Most all large business use to offer some type of defined pension for the longevity of American workers to encourage a low employee turn over rate and save on cost of train new employee's. AND now? Temporary Agency's and YOU FUND YOUR OWN 401K ! have replace it and if your lucky they might give you a small match that can be resented at the company's disgression ! 3. Fully funded health care for you and your family ! Yes that is the way it was believe it or not ! And Now? Well you have seen the what the Republicans and their wealthy donors are doing to the watered down version of the health care bill the Dem's passed just to give workers some minimum relieve for skyrocketing rate increase's while offering less coverage! 4. 4-5% cost of living raises each year for full time employees! not the usual now days of .5 to 2% base rate raise (if your one of the lucky one's) only to be taken away and then some by a 10% increase in your health care deduction on your paycheck! 5. CEO pay was 40X that of the average floor worker, And now 400x ! All the while worker productivity has seen unprecedented increase's and required to do ever more while not receiving any of the rewards! THAT IS JUST REPUBLICAN UN-AMERICAN CORPORATE GREED ! PLAIN AND SIMPLE! 6. Tax cuts for the wealthy Republican donors! How about you American worker did you get a tax cut or a bail out? or did your get a pink slip or a foreclosure notice? 7. LOOK THE OTHER WAY - open boarder policy with Mexico to manipulate the supply of the American labor market to keep American workers from getting any leverage to ask for wage increases! Unions are the middle class workers voice of our representation in the American government process and the Republican wealthy-corporate interest are trying to shut us up so they can completely hi-jack the American political process and write the laws and rules that only benefit themselves and NOT the the good of the general populaces! So I guess the simple question is, which side of the "CLASS WAR" are you on ? The AMERICAN WORKERS SIDE ? OR The WEALTHY CORPORATE REPUBLICAN SIDE ?

winterfairy

Feb 25, 2011 3:10 PM CST

"You are putting a scarlet letter on every one of us," said one. " they are exactly right. can you imagine being a business owner and getting one of these entitled, business hating, unionized idiots in for an interview?? hahhahaaaa it would be fun to just watch em squirm and beg. I would pay a dollar to be part of that.

winterfairy

Feb 25, 2011 2:59 PM CST

1926 people have just switched from being demorats to republicans. hahahahaa